An article i just read online has opened my eyes to some of the most amazing and insane coffins the world has ever seen, all exclusively made and customized in Ghana.
A further search revealed that in recent times, it has become a growing trend in Ghana where people compete to bury their loved ones with diferent coffins. The coffins are seen as a status symbol and are designed to remind the mourners of the deceased’s occupation and lifestyle.
The practice of building these fantasy coffins is thought to have originated in a small fishing village – Teshi, on the outskirts of Accra, the capital. Fishermen would be buried in coffins inspired by the shapes of their fishing vessels and canoes.
Ghana is 85% Christian, and some Pastors at churches are wholeheartedly against these grandiose coffins. They see them as un-Christian. The locals tend to take their deceased to the church in a standard coffin for the requiem and then pop the corpse back into the fantasy one for burial.
However you feel about them, they are pretty cool looking.
Only God knows the type of a coffin for a blogger like me would look like in Ghana...maybe a laptop? Lol! See more photos below;